Elmer's Landscaping & Construction

Elmer's Landscaping & Construction is a family-run outfit working out of Lynn and Peabody, and it has built an unusually consistent scorecard for a business its size: a 5.0 average across 31 Google reviews, 4.9 across 48 on Angi, matching 5.0s on Houzz and Thumbtack, and a Better Business Bureau A+ grade. The company describes itself as family owned and operated, serving greater Boston for 15-plus years — though BBB and Angi put its age closer to 11 and 13 years respectively, so treat the exact number as a detail to confirm rather than settled fact. The jobs that keep coming up across six years of reviews, from 2020 to now, are stone retaining walls, tree removal, snow plowing, fence work, and general yard renovation — a broad landscaping and construction operation rather than a narrow specialist. Only a handful of reviews land below five stars anywhere in that history, and none describe an actual complaint about the work itself. Recent activity has been quiet: the last six months produced just two new reviews. One customer, who said they'd watched Elmer's crew plow a neighbor's lot before calling for their own business property, described him as courteous and quick to respond; another hadn't had the work done yet but called him prompt and fairly priced. Neither adds much beyond what the longer history already shows, which means the deeper history — not the last few months — is doing most of the work here. Two things are worth asking about directly before booking. First, the years-in-business figure moves depending on where you look (11 to 15 years), so get a straight answer. Second, the company's own website lists a different street address than its BBB and Angi listings, though the phone number matches everywhere — worth confirming which is the current office. For retaining walls, tree work, seasonal snow service, or a fence as part of a broader yard project, Elmer's has a long, cross-platform record with essentially no negative pattern behind it. Given how light recent review volume has been, a quick call to confirm current pricing and scheduling before committing is a reasonable step.